Woman Masquerades as Civil War Soldier
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 6:06am
Recruiters did not suspect a thing, when a 19-year-old male impersonator from Canada enlisted in the Union Army on May 3, 1861.
Recruiters did not suspect a thing, when a 19-year-old male impersonator from Canada enlisted in the Union Army on May 3, 1861.
A Texan for three years and a Ranger for less than one, Jeff Milton survived his baptism of gunfire on Apr. 27, 1881 as he would so many other close calls in the years to come.
A breathless farmer burst into the Stephenville office of the Dallas News on Apr. 17, 1897 and excitedly announced, “I have found it!”